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Be it known that I, IIAnVEY BROWN, of the city, county, and State ofNewYork, have invented "a new and improved Mode of Drying Clothes; andthat the' following description, taken in connection lwith theaccompanying drawings, hereinafter referred to, forms a full andexactspeicication of the same, wherein I have set forth the nature andprinciples of my said improvements, by which-my invention may bedistinguished from all'others of a similar class, together with suchparts as I claim and desire to have secured to me by Letters Patent. A

This invention has.for its object the facilitating of the drying ofclothes, and to this endI provide la.

'portable or adjustable closet, box, or compartment, constructed in sucha manner that it maybe readily put up for use and also'taken down withfacility, the clothes being suspended on suitable bars within thecompartment or box alluded to, and the air within heated by any suitablemeans, so as to evaporate the moisture fromtbe clothes,` and rapidly drythe same. In the accompanying sheet of drawings i Figure 1 is aperspective view of one-half of invention with the top removed.

Figure 2, a perspective view of the whole device.

Similar'letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents a closet, box, or compartment, the sides a and top b ofwhich may be constructed of thin, light boards, connected` by hooksc andpins d or other suitable fastenings. In constructing this compartmentthe main thing to be considered lightness andthe ready securing of thesides and top together, and the' disconnectingr of the same withfacility. The compartment should be provided with a. door, B, at one ormore sides, and may be about seven feet square.` This would be a goodsize for general use. It may, however, ,be

of `any desirable size Aand shape. In the compartment there is placed aseries of bars, C. These'bars rest on cleats D, and they arc madeseparate, and are adjustable separately, as will be understood byreferring to tig. 1,

and consequently the whole or any portion of them may be used asdesired,'and placed at different elevations within the compartment ascircumstances mayrequire. The compartment maybe heated by a smallfurnace for burning either wood or coal, and in cases where houses areheated bysteam or hot-air pipes,.`the latter may be arranged so as tohave one or moi-epass through the-compartment'A.' I i I do not confinemyself to any particularheating apparatus, as the'most available meansfor that purpose will adjust itself to suit locality or the particularcircumstances under which the apparatus or device is used.

s In heating the portable compartment, its door B should beclosed, andthe moisture contained in the clothes will soon` be evaporated, thevaporpassing" through suitable vcnts made in the top of the compartment, orescaping through the joints of thc panels or sides of thesame, as thesewill most generally be' sufficiently open to admit of that result. p Y

The advantage of this invention consistsY in thc case and readiness withwhich a' compartment can be formed to receive and dry a large amount ofclothes at a small expense and in a very short period of time, and whennot require-dior use it -may bc taken down and stowed away in a smallspace.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-as new, and desire to secureby`Letters Patent-'- The combination of the compartment A, removablebars C, and cleats D, substantially as described, for the purposespecified.

HARVEY BROWN.

' Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAiiARa, ALEX. I". Rona'rs;

